In order to manage and use large genetic resource collections effectively, it is vital to determine the genetic and morphological characteristics of the material conserved. A CIRAD team recently completed a vast study of a collection of more than 3000 sorghum accessions representative of the genetic resources of the species. Some forty molecular markers were used to analyse the genetic structure of the collection and determine how sorghum diversity is organized. The study was conducted under the CGIAR Generation Challenge Programme, and is one of the most wide-ranging studies ever undertaken into the genetic diversity of a cultivated plant.
via CIRAD - Actualités / News http://www.cirad.fr/news/all-news-items/articles/2013/science/genetic-resources-more-than-3000-sorghum-varieties-analysed-biodiversity
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